The Washington Post also describes Gore's speech as "forceful." They must have only read the transcript, because if the clip on NPR was representative, his speaking style would have put most people to sleep.

Then there's this:

If you're going after Jesse James, you ought to organize the posse first, especially if you're in the middle of a gunfight with somebody who's out after you.

I wouldn't think that "in the middle of a gunfight" is a very good time to organize a posse, but, of course, the gunfight hasn't started yet.

Did Gore ever see "High Noon"? Sometimes you can't get a posse when you ask for one. Then you just have to do what needs to be done on your own. I suppose Gary Cooper could have run and left the town open to the outlaws, but then there wouldn't have been a story worth making a movie out of.